DarthNinja Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 And there were people here saying he is the perfect 3C After the game tonight, Torts basically said that he sees Kesler as a winger and likes having him play along the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksLegacy Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I'm hoping he keeps it consistent, probably not scoring every single game, but not having any major slumps. The Kes haters have hidden for now but once he doesn't score for 2 games they'll be back. "Trade Kes, he's a 3C at best, etc" Only way to prevent them from coming back is if Kes scores atleast 1 every two games heh....make it happpennnn Kes, for the sanity of CDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Boudreau Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Kesler is finally playing where he should. He wants to have a shoot first mentality and likes to score? Play wing then. When you play center you have to be a play maker first and a scorer second. Like the potential of the lineup if the Canucks get Burrows back at some point next week. Weise will probably go on IR since he was on crutches after the Blues game and Booth seemed to look ok so he should be back fairly soon assuming the injury is not very serious. Hansen and Schroeder are already on IR. Sedin-Sedin-Kesler Burrows-Santorelli-Kassian Higgins-Richardson- Archibald Sesitio-Welsh- Weber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THERETOOL Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 If we could get a crap load for him , Id still trade em ... just telling it like I see it .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Now has 7 goals, 3 assists in 13 games, 7 points in the last 4 games. All the Kesler detractors have mysteriously disappeared. Just proving my point that he needs the Sedins to produce points. Thanks Kesler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papayas Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Just proving my point that he needs the Sedins to produce points. Thanks Kesler. He didnt have the sedins when he scored 40 goals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 He didnt have the sedins when he scored 40 goals Yes, he did. On the PP, he had 17 ppg out of his 40. More than anyone in the entire league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyfan90 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 He didnt have the sedins when he scored 40 goals Thats not true, most of those goals were PP goals with the Sedins as his linemates. Nonetheless its good to see him playing with confidence. Hopefully he keeps it up and doesn't go on a slump again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papayas Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Yes, he did. On the PP, he had 17 ppg out of his 40. More than anyone in the entire league. That means he had 23 even strength goals without the help of sedins. God forbidden that he can score in power play as our top pp unit. He must had gotten those goals slept because he played with the sedins! Amazing logic you got there. Kesler just can win here. He's either a failure when he doesn't score, or a leecher when he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 That means he had 23 even strength goals without the help of sedins. God forbidden that he can score in power play as our top pp unit. He must had gotten those goals slept because he played with the sedins! Amazing logic you got there. Kesler just can win here. He's either a failure when he doesn't score, or a leecher when he does. He also had 5 empty netters, and I failed to mentioned that 1/3 of his point total that year was on the man advantage, playing with the Sedins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewismyname Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Why does it always have to be a big message board reputation or else ill post speaking of what u said wager type deal? Why can't people just support the team without slagging their own players? I don't get it. Oh well, Some people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzy Desjardins Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 So many pros on here lol. CDC= CBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Green Lawn Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 If Kesler had a legit playmaking winger on the 2nd line with him he'd be doing just as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckBoss Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 can't wait till burrows back in the line up him and kesler have awesome chemistry equals more beastly kesler geeewdd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absent Canuck Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Why does it always have to be a big message board reputation or else ill post speaking of what u said wager type deal? Why can't people just support the team without slagging their own players? I don't get it. Oh well, Some people. Because they are a$$holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baumerman77 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Sedins can make anyone produce. I think Kesler is much better as a winger but he needs to be on our second line to balance scoring. I am a little afraid that this recent success will inflate his ego some more and lead him to take more rushed shots but I guess we have to live with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Fivehole0 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 If we could get a crap load for him , Id still trade em ... just telling it like I see it .. So.... let me get this straight... The Canucks need secondary scoring with out losing toughness... So you... want to trade...our best shut down guy, who is providing secondary scoring....for what? Cody Hodgson? A few picks? A 2nd line sniper?... A shut down guy? Well here's food for thought... Kesler is 9th in the league for face-offs taken and 11th for face-offs won Kesler is 6th in the league with 7 goals Kesler is 5th in the league for time on ice with 293:02 over 13 games and is 3rd on the Canucks behind only Bieksa and Garrison So who/what would you be looking to acquire for Kesler, or a better question would be, Why would you be looking to trade Kesler at this point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMash Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 The only scary part about overloading the first line with Kesler and the twins to me is that it becomes counterproductive if Santorelli stops playing like a top six forward. Hopefully they can both keep up the good play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeburn Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Sedins can make anyone produce. I think Kesler is much better as a winger but he needs to be on our second line to balance scoring. I am a little afraid that this recent success will inflate his ego some more and lead him to take more rushed shots but I guess we have to live with that. If Torts was sticking to the AV rule of never truly splitting the Sedins for more than the odd shift, then you'd be 100% I believe - Kesler would need to be on the 2nd line to balance the scoring (I'm sorry to guys like Santorelli who get the kudos for how they're producing, but I just don't see some of our career 3rd liners being consistent top six producers). But so long as Torts is willing to split the Sedins, then we end up with a 1a/1b rather than 1st/2nd line, and Kesler could be on either as a winger. I liked Kesler as our shut down 3C specialist, chipping in some sporadic offense and eating up quality minutes (actually, enough minutes that you may as well called him the 2C most games or 1C many games, but that's another debate). That's the role he thrived in and that made room on the roster for the less physical/more skilled types to get some offensive space. But in a role that he's expected to provide consistent secondary scoring (2C being the label), he just wasn't consistent and ran through seemingly every winger option he was given with limited success. Torts moving him to wing though? Very interesting. Mostly because we can finally imagine having a 1a/1b punch rather than a 1st line and sometimes a 2nd line. A couple caveats - 1) Sedins do have a rep for making just about anyone look good for a short period and Kesler's 180* turn is only 3 games long... [ I'm suddenly getting a giggle thinking of those who were all in a knot last week claiming Kesler shouldn't be evaluated on the basis of "only" 10 games (4pts, -5), and yet who are now pumping the guy up as some sort of elite star on the basis of his last 3 games (6pts, +3)... Guess that sort of irony is lost on some minds though ] 2) Sedins also have a habit of going through cold stretches of their own (don't all players?), and when they do it again, it'd suck to see Kesler bashed for their slow down just like CDC posters routinely bash the wingers who happen to be with Sedins during their cold stretches... Point #2 may turn out to be redundant under a fresh coach who royally changes things up... What a thought! If the Sedins can skip having drought periods this season, just think about the possibilities... Any which way, I still dislike the guy and his second goal last night was still sweet to watch again and again... Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nino Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Now has 7 goals, 3 assists in 13 games, 7 points in the last 4 games. All the Kesler detractors have mysteriously disappeared. People that were not happy with kess didn't like him at center, where is he playing now? With kess playing up we officially have no second line. Edit: he has become a passing machine on the twins line... Why will he not pass to anyone but the twins????? Get it together kess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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